WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Oshawa In ACORN Canada’s convention, for the members, “Sunday is their fun day.” The afternoon was spent door knocking in Oshawa’s neighborhoods and getting petition signatures to support the housing demands that will be part of the coming actions. More than 600 were gathered in a matter of hours. When everyone returned, it was time …
Oshawa An ACORN Convention would never be confused with some corporate or even big union affair. There’s an agenda, but nothing is scripted, and that’s especially true of the first night’s “speak out” when each office gives its report of wins and worries over the previous two years. It’s a zany affair with chants, whoops, …
Oshawa Hundreds of members from across Canada will be arriving in full force, decked out in their ACORN best, today to the Canadian biennial convention. The slogan for this one is “Twenty for the Many,” celebrating two decades of growth and accomplishment in Canada. In a nice touch, it also harks back to the same …